https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/79518d5d97cab47d7f478f9370581e1c.jpg 8ba20bb9bd4a9f2ed9c9e9a61a1b166c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monuments Subject The topic of the resource Monuments Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Bronze Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 46 ft. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ernst-Thälmann-Monument Subject The topic of the resource Ernst-Thälmann-Monument created 1981-1986 by Lev Kerbel in Ernst-Thälmann-Park, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin Description An account of the resource Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944) was a German Communist party leader. The Nazis imprisoned him in 1933 and shot him at Buchenwald in 1944. Although Thälmann never lived to see the end of World War II, the SED (the GDR's founding and ruling party) coopted his biography and image, immortalizing him as part of the nation's founding mythology. This monument was unveiled as a gift to the citizens to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Thälmann's birth in Ernst-Thälmann-Park. The monument was controversial because the GDR's government chose a Soviet sculptor and demolished historically protected gasworks to ensure a perfect view of the monument in the park. East Berliners resented its grandiosity and gave it unflattering nicknames. Although smaller Thälmann monuments were removed after the GDR's collapse, this statue still stands. However, plaques with Communist slogans have been removed from its base. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lev Kerbel, sculptor Max Schwalbe, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 Photograph: May 9, 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons 1980s art Berlin communism DDR East Germany Ernst Thälmann GDR Lew Kerbel monument sculpture